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From: "John S. Dyson"
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design
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Subject: Re: how to master electronics, use of transistor, op amp...?
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 10:47:29 -0500
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"John Woodgate" wrote in message news:LAOXWEArMix9Ewlw@jmwa.demon.co.uk...
> I read in sci.electronics.design that John S. Dyson
> wrote (in <7rgx9.67$pc.20122@news.iquest.net>) about 'how to master
> electronics, use of transistor, op amp...?', on Sun, 3 Nov 2002:
>
> >If anything, the movement from
> >the wrong way (the UK method) to the correct way was a simple
> >evolution of purpose.
>
> Well, it is said to be due to Napoleon's military logistics. But if
> Napoleon had not existed, your explanation suggests that the change to
> driving on the right might have happened anyway at some point.
>
Whether or not the REASON for driving on the American/Continental side
is correct, the utility makes it worthwhile. Even in the Wild West :-) of
America, I have had NO reason to stick my gun out a window :-). However,
I do have lots of reason for changing various settings on my dashboard.
John